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Sending inmates to other parishes costs St. Landry nearly $2K daily, but the jail is full.
Daily World via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s costing nearly $2,000 a day for St. Landry Parish government to finance the housing of...
California speeds plans to empty San Quentin's death row
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalifornia prison officials announced they will move the last 457 condemned prisoners out of San...
Coldwater adopts a $12.5 million budget for 2023-24
The Daily Reporter via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCOLDWATER — City Council members approved a $12.5 million general fund budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year beginning July 1 Monday night. “Our initial...
Opinion: California has a $38-billion deficit. So why are we still paying for prisons we don't need?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGov. Gavin Newsom has approved expensive raises for guards and new corrections facilities even as...
Public defenders, foster kids, climate: Programs created during California's boom may stall amid...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFacing tough financial choices to close a budget shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing cuts to...
California faces $50 million in fines for failing to meet prisoners’ mental health needs
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCalifornia faces more than $50 million in fines for failing to correct a chronic shortage of mental...
Advocates shine light on Florida's $2.2 billion problem: Decaying, expensive prisons
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFlorida is responsible for housing 85,000 prisoners − a population a bit greater than Daytona...
Rising prices, limited bids push Cascade County vehicle purchases to $1 million
Great Falls Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCascade County Commissioners have approved the purchase of more than $1 million in new vehicles, a...
Power of the purse
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe local police catch them a few days later and place them into separate interrogation rooms. If Bonnie will rat out Clyde, they will release her with a...
Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists pressure to shutter more
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGavin Newsom could save the state $1 billion annually by closing five more prisons, analysts say....